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A '''software library''' is a collection of code assembled to perform a set of related tasks. [[Software]] libraries are distinguished from [[executable]]s in that they are not independent [programs; rather, they are "helper" code that provides services to an independent program.

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A software library is a collection of code assembled to perform a set of related tasks. Software libraries are distinguished from [[executable]]s in that they are not independent programs; rather, they are "helper" code that provides services to an independent program.

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* relationships among [[linker]]s, [[loader]]s, [[dynamically linked library]], [[statically linked library]], [[application binary interface]]

* Common styles of library organization ([[GUI]] toolkits, [[data structure]]/collection frameworks, I/O libraries, [[functional programming]] combinators, [[metaprogramming]] protocols, etc.)

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